What is another word for resistant?
Synonyms for resistant
rɪˈzɪs təntre·sis·tant
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Princeton's WordNet
immune, resistantadjective
relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
Synonyms:
immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistiveAntonyms:
absorbent, intolerable, compliant, absorptive, unendurable, unbearable, susceptible, pervioustolerant, resistantadjective
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
"the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"
Synonyms:
resistive, large-minded, immune, insubordinate, broad, kind, patient of, liberal, tolerant, repellentAntonyms:
pervious, susceptible, intolerable, compliant, absorbent, unendurable, absorptive, unbearableresistantadjective
impervious to being affected
"resistant to the effects of heat"; "resistant to persuasion"
Synonyms:
immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistiveAntonyms:
intolerable, unendurable, absorptive, pervious, compliant, susceptible, unbearable, absorbentinsubordinate, resistant, resistiveadjective
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
Synonyms:
immune, tolerant, repellent, insubordinate, resistiveAntonyms:
absorbent, susceptible, intolerable, unendurable, compliant, pervious, unbearable, absorptiverepellent, resistantadjective
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
"a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"
Synonyms:
wicked, loathly, rebarbative, repelling, disgusting, loathsome, repellent, immune, resistive, revolting, distasteful, disgustful, tolerant, foul, yucky, skanky, repellant, insubordinateAntonyms:
intolerable, pervious, absorptive, susceptible, unendurable, compliant, unbearable, absorbent
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "resistant":
resilient, resistance, refractory, hard-wearing, drug-resistant, hardy, sturdy, resistive, rugged, resisters, tolerant, reluctant, durable, strength
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1139 | kind | |
#2814 | strength | |
#3516 | broad | |
#3656 | resistance | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#5709 | resistant | |
#7066 | immune | |
#7635 | durable | |
#8459 | wicked | |
#9718 | foul | |
#10393 | hardy | |
#12142 | rugged | |
#14720 | reluctant | |
#14954 | sturdy | |
#16820 | tolerant | |
#21931 | disgusting | |
#24283 | resilient | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#28746 | repellent | |
#38284 | resistive | |
#56411 | distasteful | |
#58305 | revolting | |
#62396 | repellant | |
#65966 | loathsome | |
#77749 | yucky | |
#80214 | repelling | |
#83921 | skanky | |
#95574 | resisters | |
#179637 | insubordinate |
How to use resistant in a sentence?
Taiwan red cypress and Taiwan cypress are fine and uniform wood materials, they’re durable, resistant to erosion and insects. The essential oils it contains exudes a unique phytoncide scent (the scent of the forest), which is both energizing and cleansing. Passengers could enjoy a refreshing forest bathing experience.
There is a lot we don’t know about Omicron, but markets have been forced to reassess the global growth outlook until we know more, pfizer expects to know within two weeks if Omicron is resistant to its current vaccine, others suggest it may take several weeks. Until then markets are likely to remain jittery.
We also hope that the unaffected animals, when they're vaccinated, are more resistant to picking up the infection.
We suspect that the hills may have been pushed up from underneath, or they are erosion-resistant knobs that are standing out as erosion occurs.
Japan has been called a success story and there’s been discussion about the so-called Factor X - something that makes the Japanese more resistant to the virus - but that’s a complete fantasy.
Translations for resistant
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- مقاومةArabic
- resistentCatalan, Valencian
- odolnýCzech
- resistenteDanish
- beständigGerman
- ανθεκτικόςGreek
- resistenteSpanish
- مقاومPersian
- kestäväFinnish
- résistantFrench
- प्रतिरोधीHindi
- ellenállóHungarian
- TahanIndonesian
- 耐性のあるJapanese
- 저항하는Korean
- adversusLatin
- resistantDutch
- motstandsdyktigNorwegian
- oporny, odpornyPolish
- resistentePortuguese
- rezistentă, rezistentRomanian
- резистентныйRussian
- resistent, motståndskraftigSwedish
- எதிர்ப்புTamil
- నిరోధకTelugu
- СтійкийUkrainian
- مزاحمUrdu
- Kháng cựVietnamese
- קעגנשטעליקYiddish
- 耐Chinese
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